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Male
Photo by anonymous_guy
Lamma Island, Hong Kong, March 2005

Alternative name: Gray Thrush

Turdus cardis

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Asia: found in central China and Japan; winters to southern China and Indochina

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1], though some authorities recognise subspecies Turdus cardis yessoensis in addition^[2].

[edit] Habitat

Light woodland, rural farmland and on the fringes of urban areas.

Female
Photo by anonymous_guy
Lamma Island, Hong Kong, April 2005

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Avibase

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